Medical liability reform The future of our specialty rests with us By John M Gibbons Jr MD ACOG President As 2004 begins we are confronted with a predicament that few of us would have imagined The medical liability crisis gets worse by the minute threatening not only todayrsquos obgyns but also th...

More obgyns changing practice because of liability insurance rates fear of claims March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month Results are in from AC OGrsquos latest professional liability surve y covering the period 1999ndash 2003 ldquoThe survey doesnrsquot have any big surprisesrdquo not...

Prenatal ultrasound portrait studios find market niche Join colleagues at the ACM in Philadelphia Commercial studios offering ultrasound videos of the fetus are proliferating despite objections from the medical community Expectant parents are happy to pay 125 to 250 for a package that typically in...

New president calls on Fellows to embrace Womens Health Bill of Rights In the city where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were created ACOG President Vivian M Dickerson MD proposed a new ldquobill of rightsrdquo during her inaugural address at ACOGrsquos Annual Clinical Meet...

New campaign encourages women to breastfeed A crisis hitting Americas waistline ACOG Today Volume 48 Issue 7 August 2004 New campaign encourages women to breastfeed ldquoBabies Were Born to be Breastfedrdquo Breastfeeding advocates are hoping that that message becomes as familiar to Americans as l...

ACOG helps pregnant women say no to smoking Can we talk Speaking about weight with your patients Timely Information thats important to you and your practice You donrsquot smoke do yourdquo Letrsquos try that again Rather than asking a pregnant patient ldquoYou donrsquot smoke do yourdquo try askin...

ACOG task force releases hormone therapy guide Mammograms saving lives but disparities still exist Timely information thats important to you and your practice Published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Volume 48 Issue 9 October 2004 A comprehensive guide on how to eff ect...

Patients unaware of heart disease risks 2005 ACM San Francisco here we come Timely information thats important to you and your practice Published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Volume 48 Issue 10 NovemberDecember 2004 Fighting against a silent killer Patients unaware of...